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1982 European Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1982 |
| tour | European Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 27 |
| most_wins | AUS Greg Norman (3) |
| honor1 | Official money list |
| honoree1 | AUS Greg Norman |
| honor2 | Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |
| honoree2 | SCO Gordon Brand Jnr |
| prevseason | 1981 |
| nextseason | 1983 |
The 1982 European Tour, titled as the 1982 PGA European Tour, was the 11th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
Changes for 1982
It was the first year that the schedule included a tournament outside Europe, visiting North Africa for the Tunisian Open.
There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Tunisian Open, the Car Care Plan International
Shortly after the start of the season, the Greater Manchester Open was cancelled.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1982 season.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (£) | Winner | Notes | |||
| 11 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$365,000 | USA Craig Stadler (n/a) | Major championship |
| 18 Apr | Tunisian Open | Tunisia | 60,000 | ESP Antonio Garrido (4) | New tournament |
| 25 Apr | Cepsa Madrid Open | Spain | 45,000 | ESP Seve Ballesteros (17) | |
| 2 May | Italian Open | Italy | 50,000 | ENG Mark James (5) | |
| 9 May | Paco Rabanne Open de France | France | 45,000 | ESP Seve Ballesteros (18) | |
| 16 May | Martini International | England | 65,000 | SCO Bernard Gallacher (8) | |
| 23 May | Car Care Plan International | England | 60,000 | ENG Brian Waites (2) | New tournament |
| 31 May | Sun Alliance PGA Championship | England | 80,000 | ENG Tony Jacklin (8) | |
| 6 Jun | Jersey Open | Jersey | 40,000 | SCO Bernard Gallacher (9) | |
| 13 Jun | Dunlop Masters | England | 85,000 | AUS Greg Norman (7) | |
| 20 Jun | Cold Shield Greater Manchester Open | England | – | Cancelled | |
| 20 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$375,000 | USA Tom Watson (6) | Major championship |
| 27 Jun | Coral Classic | Wales | 50,000 | SCO Gordon Brand Jnr (1) | |
| 4 Jul | Scandinavian Enterprise Open | Sweden | 65,000 | USA Bob Byman (4) | |
| 10 Jul | State Express English Classic | England | 80,000 | AUS Greg Norman (8) | |
| 18 Jul | The Open Championship | England | 250,000 | USA Tom Watson (7) | Major championship |
| 25 Jul | Lawrence Batley International | England | 80,000 | SCO Sandy Lyle (7) | |
| 1 Aug | Lufthansa German Open | West Germany | 45,000 | FRG Bernhard Langer (4) | |
| 8 Aug | KLM Dutch Open | Netherlands | 40,000 | ENG Paul Way (1) | |
| 8 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$450,000 | USA Raymond Floyd (n/a) | Major championship |
| 15 Aug | Carroll's Irish Open | Ireland | 80,000 | IRL John O'Leary (2) | |
| 22 Aug | Benson & Hedges International Open | England | 100,000 | AUS Greg Norman (9) | |
| 29 Aug | Ebel Swiss Open | Switzerland | 60,000 | WAL Ian Woosnam (1) | |
| 5 Sep | European Open Championship | England | 120,000 | ESP Manuel Piñero (7) | |
| 19 Sep | Haig Whisky TPC | Scotland | 70,000 | ENG Nick Faldo (5) | |
| 26 Sep | Bob Hope British Classic | England | 90,000 | SCO Gordon Brand Jnr (2) | Pro-Am |
| 3 Oct | Benson & Hedges Spanish Open | Spain | 50,000 | SCO Sam Torrance (4) | |
| 10 Oct | Sanyo Open | Spain | 60,000 | ENG Neil Coles (7) | New to European Tour |
| 24 Oct | Trophée Lancôme | France | 65,000 | AUS David Graham (n/a) | Upgraded to official event |
| Limited-field event | |||||
| 7 Nov | Portuguese Open | Portugal | 40,000 | SCO Sam Torrance (5) |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (£) | Winner(s) | Notes | |||
| 12 Sep | Hennessy Cognac Cup | England | n/a | GBRIRL Team GB&I | Team event |
| Hennessy Cognac Cup Individual Trophy | ENG Mark James | ||||
| 17 Oct | Suntory World Match Play Championship | England | 100,000 | ESP Seve Ballesteros | Limited-field event |
| 30 Oct | Cacharel World Under-25 Championship | France | n/a | WAL Ian Woosnam | |
| 5 Dec | World Cup | Mexico | n/a | ESP José María Cañizares and | |
| ESP Manuel Piñero | Team event | ||||
| World Cup Individual Trophy | ESP Manuel Piñero |
Official money list
The official money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.
| Position | Player | Prize money (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AUS Greg Norman | 66,406 |
| 2 | SCO Sandy Lyle | 61,518 |
| 3 | SCO Sam Torrance | 61,517 |
| 4 | ENG Nick Faldo | 56,884 |
| 5 | ESP Manuel Piñero | 54,211 |
| 6 | FRG Bernhard Langer | 43,848 |
| 7 | SCO Gordon Brand Jnr | 38,842 |
| 8 | WAL Ian Woosnam | 38,820 |
| 9 | SCO Bernard Gallacher | 38,589 |
| 10 | ESP Seve Ballesteros | 38,437 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | SCO Gordon Brand Jnr |
Notes
References
References
- "Tour History". European Tour.
- Dobereiner, Peter. (7 December 1981). "European prizes shooting up". The Guardian.
- (15 March 1982). "Tour tourney". Aberdeen Evening Express.
- Hennessy, John. (22 April 1982). "Tournament cancelled". The Times.
- "1982 Tournament schedule". European Tour.
- Laidlaw, Renton. (9 November 1982). "Paying homage to Henry - the man who gave status to the game {{!}} Stylish". Evening Standard.
- Williams, Michael. (8 November 1982). "Brand-Rookie of year". The Daily Telegraph.
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